-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Mali are through to the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations after beating South Africa on penalties at the Moses Mabhida Stadium , Durban on Saturday .

Tokelo Rantie gave the hosts the lead after half-an-hour before Mali captain Seydou Keita headed home an equalizer in the 58th minute .

As the game wore on it was South Africa who looked more likely to score , but both sides took fewer chances in attack as full time approached .

Extra time passed without any goals , forcing the match into a penalty shoot-out where Mali held their nerve while the host 's lost theirs missing three out of four spot kicks .

Mali will take on the winner of Sunday 's quarterfinal between Ivory Coast and Nigeria .

Two second-half goals from Mubarak Wakaso earned Ghana a 2-0 victory over Cape Verde in the other quarterfinal match in Port Elizabeth on Saturday .

Substitute Wakaso scored from the penalty spot in the 54th minute before making sure of the victory with a second goal in the dying moments of the game as the tournament minnows went in search of an equalizer .

The win takes Ghana through to their fourth semifinal in a row , where they will play either Burkina Faso or Togo .

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Hosts South Africa exit Africa Cup of Nations after losing to Mali on penalties

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Ghana defeat minnows Cape Verde 2-0 to book semifinal place